Sudden Medical Emergencies
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Sara Manitoski died during a school camping trip. Based on the report by the BC Coroners Service, the death of the 16-year old Courtenay resident Sara Manitoski is due to toxic shock syndrome. The toxicology test came out negative for alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs. The grade 11 student was with fellow students during an […]
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Two strangers – Levi Ross and Dr. Erika Persson where in different cheering areas at the Edmonton Marathon. In no time, they both observed a man facing down on the pavement and acted. According to Dr. Persson, she was in the right place, at the right time and she recalled her first aid training. She
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A man was given CPR after pulled from water at Wasaga Beach. Sadly, the man died after he suffered some form of medical condition while swimming at Wasaga Beach. Watery ordeal According to the Wasaga Beach Deputy Fire Chief, they were called to Beach Area 2, near Mosley Street and 6th Street North just before
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Several shots were fired at an individual who was in distress and causing havoc in his subsidized housing unit. The man who seems troubled was living alone according to neighbors. The identity of the man was not revealed to the public. It is believed that he is 58 years old and of Haitian origin. It
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The police arrived in an incident to find a resident holding the suspect on the floor. The 19-year old man is in a serious condition in a healthcare facility after a reported home invasion on McKenzie Road in central Abbotsford. Turning the tide According to Sgt. Judy Bird, the police were called to 2300 block
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Police are investigating after a toddler was found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool. The incident occurred during an afternoon party in the Outaouais municipality of Val-des-Monts. The 3-year old was in a critical state but in a stable condition in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario after transported by an ambulance to the Gatineau
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A 17-year old boy received CPR after a vehicular accident. The boy died in a healthcare facility after being struck by a vehicle in Scarborough’s Golfdale Gardens neighborhood. Vehicular ordeal The incident occurred at Confederation Drive and Scarborough Golf Club Road at around 8:20 PM. According to the police, the teen appears to have been
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A victim of a serious vehicular collision given CPR on Highway 21, 15 kilometers from Eatonia. It was around 6 PM on Thursday evening when the RCMP responded to a collision involving a semi and a car. Road accident A 34-year old man was trapped and unresponsive in his vehicle. CPR was performed and the
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An emergency dispatcher named Colin Terry remembered that day when he received the call. He already knew what was happening, and the voice of a woman is already hysterical and panicking. Timely intervention Before the incident happened, an elementary school teacher Wendy Swain and students took a recess break. The children were playing and suddenly
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A woman was found dead at an assisted-living residence in the early morning. The woman was identified as Deborah Onwu, 47 years old. She was allegedly stabbed to death by her client while working as a caseworker. Prompt intervention According to the Calgary police, the suspect is an 18-year-old named Jacob Spencer. He is charged
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A young child died despite CPR after falling into the water at Lake Bonaventure. According to Calgary Fire Department spokesperson Carol Henke, the emergency crews were called to the lake located in the southeast of the city. Dangers in the water The family members or bystanders were delivering CPR on the 15-month old child when
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A collision incident involved a pedestrian who died despite an attempt on delivering CPR. The incident occurred near Marlee Avenue and Lawrence Avenue. A male pedestrian died of injuries in a healthcare facility after hit by a large truck in Toronto’s northwest. Vehicular accident The emergency crews were called to the scene. The intersection is
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A teenager received CPR after being involved in a tree accident. One teenager was declared dead and another is in a critical condition after a tree fell on at least one of them at a camp near the Vancouver Island community of Sooke. Dangers in the wilderness According to the officials with the Otter Point
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A man involved in a fatal hit and run accident was given CPR. Vancouver Police Sgt. Randy Fincham showed for the first time a photo of a silver Mitsubishi with the windshield severely smashed and caved into the seating area of the car. Vehicular accident Based on the damage to the windshield, the driver would
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A 4-year old girl who died in Parksville after hit by vehicle was given CPR. The child was riding a skateboard in a campground area. Skateboarding ordeal According to Oceanside RCMP, the girl was riding while lying on her stomach at the Paradise Adventure Mini Golf and RV Park. The child was on her tummy
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A volunteer firefighter named Cole Makysmytz found the missing 11 year old lying on the snow. The girl was still conscious after she collapsed face-first in the snow. He immediately provided first aid on the girl. Timely intervention Makysmytz a volunteer firefighter from Foam Lake Saskatchewan heard about a missing 11-year-old girl. He was off-duty
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Man was fatally beaten and stabbed to death. The police identified the man as Jason Dirks. According to the police the suspect named Shane Baum, in his 40’s was considered by the victim as a friend. He met this man at an addiction treatment program a few months ago. The victim was brought to the
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A woman died despite immediate delivery of CPR after apparent drowning. The RCMP are investigating a suspected drowning that occurred in an isolated lake on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Watery ordeal Based on the police report, two men found a 57-year old woman in a lake on West Side Indian Harbour Lake Rd. in St.
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An Edmonton man died despite delivery of CPR by bystanders in Okanagan Lake. According to police, the 25-year old Edmonton man drowned while swimming in the lake. Dangers in the water The West Kelowna RCMP and paramedics responded to a report of a possible drowning at a campground. The emergency crews took over from bystanders
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CPR was attempted on a woman found in Forest Lawn. The Calgary Police homicide unit was called in to investigate the death of a woman in Forest Lawn. The police banged on Mike Carruthers door looking for someone who had been stabbed. Since his neighbors have been frequently in trouble, he sent officers next door
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